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France enters crucial week of talks with unions on pensions

France enters crucial week of talks with unions on pensions

French President Emmanuel Macron is preparing to launch a crucial week of negotiations with labour unions amid nationwide protests and transport strikes against the government’s…

Caisse invests in Canadian home care tech company

Caisse invests in Canadian home care tech company

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, together with iNovia Capital, is investing US$37 million in home care technology provider AlayaCare. AlayaCare provides a cloud-based…

  • By: Staff
  • January 6, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 09:30

Climate change, aging population major economic factors in forecast for 2020s

A new economic report says the next decade in Canada will increasingly be shaped by the twin forces of climate change and demographic disruption from…

U.S.-Iran tensions roil world markets as gold hits seven-year high

Global stock markets took another hit Monday while oil and gold prices surged in response to the escalating tensions in the Middle East following the…

Canadian DB pensions boost solvency levels in Q4 2019: reports

Canadian DB pensions boost solvency levels in Q4 2019: reports

Canada’s defined benefit pension plans increased their solvency levels in 2019 and have equity markets to thank, according to Mercer. The Mercer pension health index,…

  • By: Staff
  • January 3, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 10:00

Quebec drug pooling corp.’s cost increases mean premium hikes for plan sponsors

Quebec employers can expect to face significant increases to their drug pooling premiums in 2020. The Quebec Drug Insurance Pooling Corp., which sets the annual pooling parameters…

Women and men to reach pay equality in 257 years: report

Women and men to reach pay equality in 257 years: report

Men and women will have pay equality in 257 years, according to a new report by the World Economic Forum. The estimate is 55 more…

  • By: Staff
  • January 3, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 09:35
Will institutional investors favour private equity in 2020?

Will institutional investors favour private equity in 2020?

Looking back on last year’s investment activity, institutional investors continued to pile into private equity. Globally, commitments to private equity funds jumped 27 per cent,…

  • By: Staff
  • January 3, 2020 November 12, 2020
  • 09:30
Conference coverage: 2019 Toronto Mental Health Summit

Conference coverage: 2019 Toronto Mental Health Summit

On Nov. 29, the 2019 Toronto Mental Health Summit featured sessions on how employers can approach mental health in the workplace, including removing the stigma and…

Social connection can build or erode mental health, resilience

Social connection can build or erode mental health, resilience

Between 2017 and 2019, the number of individuals reporting mental-health issues has risen by seven per cent, according to Dr. Sam Mikail, psychologist and senior…

Treatment access, innovation integral to supporting employee mental health

Treatment access, innovation integral to supporting employee mental health

Mental-health symptomology — such as difficulty concentrating, feelings of isolation and lack of motivation — is incredibly impactful in the workplace and makes it difficult…

10 key factors for ensuring the success of a digital therapy program

10 key factors for ensuring the success of a digital therapy program

In recent years, advancements in technology have led to the development and cost-effective delivery of sophisticated digital mental-health programs, with burgeoning resources for common mental-health…

Considering the connection between chronic illnesses and mental health

Considering the connection between chronic illnesses and mental health

Over the last 40 years, the mortality morbidities of cancer, HIV and cardiovascular disease have dropped dramatically, but the mortality of suicide has gone up,…

Editorial: Celebrating winning employers shines a light in dark times

As we come to the end of another year, we continue to confront an uncertain geopolitical landscape, with wars raging on and leaders tangled in…

Head to head: What’s riskier right now: investments in private equity or public equity?

One academic argues in favour of public equity’s transparency in a volatile economy, while another looks to private equity’s future gains. Yuanshun Li, associate professor,…

How Waterloo Regional Health Network leadership unified retirement benefits under the HOOPP to ensure equity across its workforce

When Grand River Hospital and St. Mary’s General Hospital merged in April 2025, leaders weren’t just bringing together two sites and two cultures, they also…

  • By: Sonya Singh
  • December 12, 2025 December 14, 2025
  • 08:58